Article discussed educational programs for older persons and their behavior toward participating in them as well as their natural abilities for achieving mental growth. (RK)

It is argued that Canadian teacher education is characterized by a paradox of change and no change. The cause is delinquency in implementation, with the abilities to change at the structural and practice levels poorly matched. Barriers to change, institutions' role tensions inhibiting their functioning, and institutional differences are discussed.…

Each school media specialist creates his or her own role. Media specialists are instructional leaders, curriculum developers, consultants, and administrators. The ability to cope with technological change while creating a future which will be personally satisfying and professionally rewarding is the key to defining the role. (PP)

Examined the degree of awareness, usage, and satisfaction with student services among lower division undergraduates at a four-year public university, four-year state college, and a two-year community college. Indicated a low degree of utilization of services by freshmen and sophomores but a high degree of awareness of services. (Author/RC)

Contrasted specific role preparation for counseling to a motivation-for-counseling control treatment on students' (N=17) perceptions, interview behaviors, and final evaluations of counseling. Results showed those exposed to role induction showed significant increases in self-references and decreases in verbal responses considered less relevant,…

Studied the effects of a model inservice workshop on teachers' (N=98) predispositions and attitudes toward arts education. Workshop sessions, on a rotating schedule, were conducted by professional consultants during one week. Significant, positive changes were recorded for participants' self-perceptions and attitudes toward arts education. (JAC)

Investigated sex differences in career plans of graduate students (N=559) completing training in male- and female-dominated professions. Analyses showed clear patterns of sex differences in the feminine professions. Except for child care, the plans of women in male-dominated groups were not significantly different from those of male colleagues.…

Examined the influence of intelligence level on the performance of children (N=121), aged 9-14, on the Halstead Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery. Results indicated a significant influence of IQ on level of performance on six of 14 measures. Tests of problem-solving abilities, language skills, and auditory perceptual analysis were most…

Some cautions regarding the early educational uses of optical aids with visually impaired children are suggested, based on widely held assumptions and recent findings in the fields of perception and reading. The change from the sight conservation era to one advocating the maximum use of remaining vision is traced. (Author/SW)

A classroom game using a group of photographs from which students must derive a story is outlined. Beyond the original game, suggestions are given for further discussion, activities, and manipulation of the materials. Three series of photographs are provided as examples. (MSE)

Describes an experiment enabling students to apply concept of diffraction, determine limits of their color perception, learn how to measure wavelength with a simple apparatus, observe continuous and line spectra, and associate colors with corresponding wavelengths. The homemade diffraction-grating spectrometer used is easily constructed. (JN)

Describes inexpensive method of determining harmonic content of a repetitive signal such as a sound wave and demonstrations of the precession of a bicycle wheel and inversion shadows on the retina. Also describes a resonance demonstrator (made from scrap material) driven by a portable jigsaw. (JN)

Describes a series of exercises designed to develop student's perceptual skills and to improve the processes of comparing, describing, and developing subsets. Includes suggestions for adapting the exercises into science lessons, providing tips for developing each into complete units. Units include human-made objects, leaves, shells, rocks, and…

Children's perceived differences between mothers and fathers, and their perceived roles were examined in several countries. In all groups, mothers are seen as predominantly concerned with domestic duties, while fathers are seen as occupying positions of higher status and playing authority/leadership roles in the family. (AOS)